The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-02-25
washington.
trrom eur regular cOrrespoaasns.l
wAsurSoroS, Feb. 4th, 1887.

who will succeed Secretary MannIng9
are two questions that are cauairg
much speculation just now. II hav-
Ing been pretty definitely settled that
Mr.. Manning will soon resign the
portfolio Of the Treasury, political
gossips have fixed the date OF his re-
tirement and elevated half dozen
men TO his place 10 the Cabinet.
Among these Is the wealthy Penn.
sylvahia Congressman, Mr.. William
Scott, who has frequently heon men,
toned before as the next Secretary
Of the Treasury. But Mr.. Scott 10
reported as saying that he will quilt
public life as soon as his term 10 Con-
gress expires. He says he 10 tired Of
public life, and that he loses $1,000 per
day by being In Congress.
Senator Mcpherson, OF New Jersey,
has also beon spoken OF as q successor
OF Mr.. Manning since he Is in sym
pathy with the Presidents ideas on
questions OF finance, and the latest
theory Of Minister Pendleton's return
to America Is that be has been called
home to take Cabinet position. But
the President has very high opIn-
Ion OF the abilities OF Assistant secre-
tsry Fairchild, who conducted the
Affairs Of the Department during the
long illness OF Mr.. Manning, and on
whose shoulders has fallen much I'm
portant business. In the opinion OF
most politicians he IL more likely to
be appointed than any other who has
been mentioned.
The probable fate Of tho Inter
State Commerce bill Is equally provo
cation cf gossip and speculation, and
the presence here Of "A number Of
prominent railroad men just ai the
time when the bin Is ia suspense has
been much commented upon. The
President has nniil Saturday TO dis
pose OF the measure. The ten days
within which he can legally act OF II
will expire Saturday evening. lie
has examined the Congressional de-
bates on the bill and has given the
subject thorough and careful consId-
GRAFTON. Even If he voioes 1t the
friends OF the measure c.aim that
there win be 40 lronble In passing Il
over the veto, as the vote on the bll'
showed that more than two-thirde of
each house was In favor Of II.
Among some interesting adverse
reports from the House Committee
on Pensions, Is one upor tho bin
granting q pension to Mrs. Logan. II
says, should Congress pass the bill
and by future legislation maintain
that fairness aLd consistency which
should characterize all legislation, the
widows Of 259 mejor generals aed
rear admirels would be given a pen
sion OF g 900 a year each. II went
on 10 say that It was vel! known that
hundreds OF poor widows Of brave
soldie,s were denied si2 a month be-
cause Of their Inability 10 connect the
death Of their husbands with their
military service, while In the case Of
Gen. Logan II was not claimed that
his death was attributable to his ser
vice IN the war. II was well known
that Mrs. Logan was now, through
the generosity OF friends and straug-
ers, 10 possession Of an ample estate,
and while tho committee expressed
the highest regard for both her aud
Gen. Logan, they believed that the
passage of this and all similar bills
would be in the direction Of building
up In this country an sristocracy con.
trary to the very principle OF an
equal government for all.
The report closed with the state
ment that the comnittee believed
that the proposition to pension Mrs
Logan originated In an emotion aris
ing from the sudden and unexpected
death of her husband, and was not
the deliberate judgment ofth people
Next Wednesday has been set epar
in the Senate as memorial dav TO
Gen. Logan, and among those VIII
will speak in eulogy Of him are Sen
ators EdmnndS, Evarts, Allison, Man.
derscn, Plumb, SpooDer, Frye, Hawley
Cullom, Stanford, Morgan, Ccckrell
Hampton, Ransom and Blackburn.
!, Senator Farwell, the successor {
q Gen. Logan, says he does not inien
to be an obstructionIst. He cast hl
! first vote In the Senate In favor
woman suffrage, and he also vote
to confirm the colored lawyer frof
Albany as Recorder OF Deeds. II
says the President Is responsible
the country for his acts, and 50 }
means to let him have his own we
and even help him to have his ow
way. He added something abo'
the Senate degenerating into a me
wasps nest, bent on worrying al
nanninn fha President lust because